Michelle R. Clark

Michelle R. Clark, Esq., the owner of the Law Office of Michelle R. Clark, LLC is a native of Dayton, Ohio; After receiving her high school diploma, she relocated to the Great Northwest where she attended the University of Puget Sound. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration in 1985. After serving as an administrator for the Disability Law Project, she decided to pursue her long held dream of practicing law. From 1990 - 1993, she worked full time for the state of Washington, cared for her young son, Marcus, as a single mother and attended law school. In December 1993, she received her juris doctorate from Seattle University School of Law. Attorney Clark’s tenacity speaks for itself as she completed her first year of law school at the top of her class resulting in her successfully competing for and being selected as the very first recipient of the Davis Wright Tremaine Minority Scholarship. While in law school, she was awarded the Thurgood Marshall Award,for Best Petitioner’s Brief, Western Region and the Charles Hamilton Western Regional Moot Court Award for her advocacy skills. She participated in the 16th Annual National Frederick Douglass Moot Competition held in Harlem, New York. She was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Puget Sound Inn of Court. Although she remained actively involved in law school, Michelle Clark also worked as a Program Administrator in Olympia, Washington where she implemented the State of Washington’s Early Child Education and Assistance Program. Attorney Clark remembers many, many, many sleepless nights managing her young son, work and law school.